Straddling

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straddled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Straddling}.] [Freq. from the root of stride.]
   1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs
      far apart.
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   2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of
      a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Straddling \Strad"dling\, a.
   Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two
   circles in the hub. See {Straddle}, v. i., and {Straddle}, v.
   t., 3. --Knight.
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